Portrait of S. V. Venkiteswara Iyer unveiled at Gangothri, Ernakulam

Justice T. L. Viswanatha Iyer unveiling the portrait. M. Vanchiswaran, K. Krishnan, Justice K. S. Paripoornan, Adv. A. K. Seshadri also seen

The portrait of Late S. V. Venkiteswara Iyer, popularly known as S. V. Banker, was unveiled by Justice T. L. Viswanatha Iyer at the Gangothri Kalyanamandapam on Saturday, the 3rd December 2011. This coincided with the 67th Death Anniversary of  Late S. V. Venkiteswara Iyer. The well attended function was organized by the Managing Committee of Kinattinkara Samooham. Retired Supreme Court Justice K. S. Paripoornan was also present on the occasion. K. Krishnan, Secretary, Kinattinkara Samooham, Ernakulam delivered the welcome speech and  K. Ganesh, Managing Committee Member proposed the vote of thanks. Adv. A. K. Seshadri (Ex-Mayor, Cochin Corporation and President, Ernakulam Gramajana Samooham) and M. Vanchiswaran, Secreary, KBS, Ernakulam City Unit felicitated on the occasion.

Born to V. S. Sankaranarayana Iyer and Janaki Ammal in 1887, in Karaikurichi in Tamilnadu, he moved to the erstwhile Cochin State. He stepped into banking business at the tender age of 18 and became a very successful banker. He has helped many businessmen of Cochin by way of arranging finance. It may be remembered that there was not many banks at that time. He was the main referee of Central Bank and Indian Bank. He joined the Kinattinkara Samooham right at the age of 18. He became its first President on its reorganization and continued till his demise. He was an active member in the Pandy Samoohamadom of Tripunithura too. He initiated many policies and programmes aimed at the welfare and progress of our society. He had encouraged the group of people came from Tirunelveli to Ernakulam by walk for textile trading every year batch by batch.